Playboy Interview: Dick Gregory

Playboy Interview: Dick GregoryBrought up in the Negro ghetto of St. Louis, Richard Claxton Gregory seemed destined to remain, like so many of his race, the prisoner of a deprived environment. He grew up, however, to become the first Negro comedian to break into the big leagues of show business, and the only entertainer of any color to commit his fame and fortune--even his physical well-being--to the cause of racial equality. Few people would seem less likely to become a leading figure in the ci...